Katelyn and Gregory Haskins find their way through—and around—the world
Since our last post in this series (see parts one, two, and three), there has been an almost complete turnover in radio hits here in Korea. It seems success is just as fleeting here as anywhere else. Never fear, though, K-Pop lives on with newer, ungrammatical-er, techno-y-er, and annoying-er songs than ever before!
I think it’s about time for a follow-up to our previous entry on the Korean music scene. We just can’t get away from the K-pop, and we thought if it’s driving us crazy, it should drive you crazy too.
So, Greg and I have been in Korea almost a month now and I think we’ve covered most of the basics—the good, the bad, and the ugly—in terms of things that can induce culture shock here. One thing we haven’t discussed, and which definitely deserves it’s own post, is the music. From what we can tell, 1999 is alive and well here. Yes, Koreans LOVE their pop music. Every time we are at Lotte Mart, or walking past a small shop with its doors open, it seems like we hear the same four songs. Lately, even in school, our kids have been singing and mimicking the choreography from a few of these songs. For example:
